We're Getting Married!

It was Halloween 2016. I dressed up as a female Han Solo because I'm such a nerd. I was out with friends at a restaurant before heading out to some bars. He, dressed up as Ezio from Assassin's Creed because he is also a nerd, came along with a mutual group of friends. We talked alone while at one of the places we stopped at as we tried to make ourselves as comfortable as possible in a crowded bar. It wasn't sparks and fireworks upon first meeting, but it was nice to be able to talk to someone as though we were already friends. We continued to hang out with our mutual group of friends while at different events/outings, but it wasn't until months later that he and I started going out. It turned out we were both weird, nerdy, travel-loving souls who are up for an adventure, and our differences complement one another's. After five years, we've been through thick and thin. We've been on several trips together and through job changes, caring for our fur babies, and even through a pandemic.

While on our trip to Iceland, we explored a stunning ice cave with a group of about 10. I brought my camera along and we took as many pictures as possible, trying to capture the sapphire and cerulean tones of the ice. I asked Cesar to pose on a rock with the ice as the backdrop, and then he asked me to pose for him. While he pretended to fumble with the camera, I thought "he can figure this out, what's wrong with the camera?" Then while only a couple of the group members looked on, he took out the ring and proposed. I said, "Of course I will!" and we were officially engaged. Join us in the forest for the next chapter of our lives!